Goblin (single album)
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| Released | June 29, 2019 |
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| Length | 11:29 |
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Goblin is the first and only single album by South Korean singer Sulli. The three track single album was released by SM Entertainment on June 29, 2019, three months prior to the singer's death that October.[1] The album was released along with the lead single of the same name. A K-pop album with new age and city pop influences, Goblin contains self-written songs about topics such as dissociative identity disorder, the singer's dreams, and her hopes for the future.
Background and release
[edit]Sulli debuted in the SM Entertainment girl group f(x) in 2009 with the single "La Cha Ta".[2] In 2014, she took a hiatus from the group for mental health reasons after becoming the subject of malicious rumours, eventually withdrawing from the group entirely in 2015[3] to focus on her acting career.[4] Sulli returned to the music industry in November 2018, collaborating with R&B singer Dean on his single "Dayfly".[5]
Goblin, Sulli's debut single album, was announced by SM on June 17, simultaneously announcing the album's track listing and confirming that Sulli participated in writing lyrics for all three tracks.[6] The album was released on June 29, 2019, simultaneously with the title track and its accompanying music video.[7]
Composition
[edit]Lyrics for all three tracks on Goblin were written by Sulli.[8] "Goblin", the album's title track and lead single, is an "organic" pop song with "French flavour"[9] with lyrics describing a person with dissociative identity disorder.[10] The song's music video depicted the singer playing a character with the disorder.[4] The second track, "On the Moon", is a city pop song about a fantasy character. "Dorothy", the album's final track, is a new-age inspired track about the feelings of venturing into dreams and "otherworldly" places.[8] In the song, Sulli speaks about Dorothy through "jealousy, love, truth, splendor, cowardice and the desert and icebergs, metaphorically", and talks about her dreams of the future.[11]
"Yes, [Dorothy] is about my dreams. In one town there's an elderly woman – I go there and we chat. In another town, I have a friend. I go there and we wander around until I drift further in, to find a rural village. I know the geographies of all the towns, but I can't go whenever I want. These dreams just happen and I realize, 'Oh, I've come back!'
— Sulli speaking on the inspiration behind "Dorothy" at the "Peaches Go!blin" fan-meeting on the album's release day.[12]
Promotion
[edit]On the day of the album's release, Sulli held a fan-meeting concert titled "Sulli's Special Stage 'Peaches Go!blin'" at the SM Town Theater in Samseong-dong, Seoul. She also began hosting the JTBC variety show The Night of Hate Comments shortly before the album's release.[13]
Commercial reception
[edit]On its release, no songs from Goblin entered any major charts. After Sulli's death, "Goblin" entered Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart at number fourteen for the chart dated October 26. The entrance became Sulli's highest ranking on the chart, previously peaking at number seventeen with her featured appearance on Dean's single "Dayfly".[14] The song also entered the K-pop Hot 100 at number 96 for the chart issued October 19.[15]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Sulli and Jibin.
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Goblin" |
| Gustafson | 3:13 |
| 2. | "On the Moon" |
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| 4:15 |
| 3. | "Dorothy" |
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| 4:00 |
| Total length: | 11:29 | |||
Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[15] | 96 |
| US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[14] | 14 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | June 29, 2019 |
References
[edit]- ^ Blistein, Jon (2019-10-14). "K-Pop Star Sulli Dead at 25". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (2018-10-18). "K-pop star Sulli reveals her struggles with panic disorder". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Ziwei, Puah (2019-10-14). "South Korean singer and former f(x) member Sulli dead at 25". NME. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ a b Tan, Yvette; Kim, Yon-sang (2019-10-17). "Sulli: The woman who rebelled against the K-pop world". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ Herman, Tamar (2018-11-09). "Dean Teams Up With Sulli & Rad Museum on Mellow 'Dayfly'". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Yoon, So-yeon (2019-06-17). "Sulli announces her first EP 'Goblin'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Kim, Joo-won. "설리, 싱글 '고블린 (Goblin)' 오늘(29일) 음원+MV 동시 공개" [Sulli, single 'Goblin' to be released today (29th) simultaneously with music source and MV]. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ a b Lee, So-eun (2019-06-28). "설리, 내일 솔로 데뷔...싱글 앨범 '고블린' 가사에 진심 담았다" [Sulli, solo debut tomorrow... sincerity poured into the lyrics of single album 'Goblin']. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Kim, Jun-seok (2019-06-26). "설리, 오늘(26일) 오후 6시 '고블린 (Goblin)' 뮤비 티저 영상 공개" [Sulli, 'Goblin' music video teaser released today (26th) at 6 PM]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Fortin, Jacey (2019-10-14). "Sulli, South Korean K-Pop Star and Actress, Is Found Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Lim, Jeong-won (2023-10-17). "'The speaker of this documentary is Sulli': Director remembers late idol at BIFF". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Dear Jinri. Netflix. Event occurs at 00:07:32. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Jung, Hae-myoung (2019-06-18). "Sulli's solo comeback befuddles fans". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ a b "Sulli's 'Goblin' Hits New High on World Digital Song Sales Chart After Death". Billboard. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ a b Cabral, R. J. (2013-01-02). "Billboard K-Pop 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-24.